To manage a system effectively, you might focus on the interactions of the parts rather than their behavior taken separately.

A problem never exists in isolation; it is surrounded by other problems in space and time. The more of the context of a problem that a scientist can comprehend, the greater are his chances of finding a truly adequate solution.

In systems thinking, increases in understanding are believed to be obtainable by expanding the systems to be understood, not by reducing them to their elements. Understanding proceeds from the whole to its parts, not from the parts to the whole as knowledge does.

The objective of education is learning, not teaching

It is far better to do the right thing wrong than to do the wrong thing right.

Creativity is the ability to identify self-imposed constraints, remove them, and explore the consequences of their removal.

Art inspires, produces an unwillingness to settle for what we have and a desire for something better. It is the product and producer of creative activity, change; it is essential for continuous development.